Personal best(s) 71.20 (1991) Weight 63 kg Club SV Halle Height 1.72 m | Sport Athletics Role Olympic athlete Country East Germany
Germany Name Karen Forkel Events Javelin throw | |
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Born September 24, 1970 (age 53) ( 1970-09-24 ) Wolfen, Saxony-Anhalt, East Germany Bronze medals Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's Javelin Throw | ||
Nationality East Germany
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3850 olympic track field 1992 javelin women karen forkel
Karen Forkel (September 24, 1970 in Wolfen) is a German track and field athlete and an Olympic medal winner. In the 1990s she was among the world's best javelin throwers. Her biggest success came in the 1992 Summer Olympics when she took the bronze medal with a throw of 66.86 meters.
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Her personal best throw with the new-type-javelin was 65.17 metres, achieved in July 1999 in Erfurt. This ranks her fifth among German javelin throwers, behind Christina Obergföll, Steffi Nerius, Tanja Damaske and Linda Stahl. With the old javelin type she threw 70.20 metres in May 1991 in Halle. This ranks her fifth among German old-type-javelin throwers, behind Petra Felke (who held the world record), Antje Kempe, Silke Renk and Beate Koch.
Forkel represented SC Chemie Halle, which after the German reunification was renamed SV Halle. During her career she was 1.72 meters tall and weighed 63 kilograms.